A Google Alerts alternative for changes on a page you choose
Google Alerts tells you when new search results mention your words. Gairė watches the exact page you choose and tells you what changed on it: a price, a new listing, an item back in stock.
Price drop on shop.example: Air fryer 5.5 l.
In short
Pick Gairė if you want to know when a page you choose changes, with the exact change by text, WhatsApp or Telegram to numbers in Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Poland or Portugal: with Plus, up to 50 pages are checked every 15 minutes for €15 a month. Pick Google Alerts if you want to know when new pages anywhere mention a name or a word, for free, by email.
Side by side
Gairė: read from gaire.lt on 31 October 2026.
Google Alerts: read from google.com/alerts on 31 October 2026.
| What | Gairė | Google Alerts |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Partly. 10 pages, checked every hour by day, 10 texts and 300 emails a month. No card. | Yes. Free |
| What it watches | The page you choose: its items, prices, stock, or a part you describe | New Google Search results for the words you enter |
| A page you choose | Yes. Yes: paste its address | No. No: it watches words, not pages |
| What an alert says | Yes. The item and its old and new value: “Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5: 757 € → 699 €” | No. The new search results that match your words |
| How often | No. Every hour by day, every 2 hours at night, every 15 minutes on every page with Plus | Partly. As it happens, at most once a day, or at most once a week, when Google finds a new result |
| Text messages | Yes. Included on every plan, to numbers in Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Poland and Portugal | No. Not offered: alerts come by email |
| Other channels | Yes. Email, WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack and Discord, a signed webhook and an API | Partly. Email |
| Mentions across the web | No. Not watched: Gairė reads only the pages you add | Yes. Yes: news, blogs, web, video, books, discussions and finance |
| Languages and regions | Any public page; checked from Lithuania | About 50 languages and any region |
| Public record per watch | Yes. Its checks, misses and alert times, at its own address | No. Not stated on its pages |
| Pages behind a sign-in | No. Not read: Gairė reads only public pages | No. No: it reads Google Search results, not pages you sign in to |
Sources: google.com/alerts, Google's help page on alerts, gaire.lt. Re-checked monthly.
Not affiliated with Google Alerts. If a row is wrong, write to maksim@gaire.lt.
Who should pick which
Pick Gairė if
- You want to know when a page you already know changes: a price, stock, a new item on a list.
- You want the item and its old and new value, not a link to read.
- You want alerts by text or WhatsApp to numbers in Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Poland or Portugal, included on every plan.
- You'd like a public record of how each watch has done.
Pick Google Alerts if
- You want to know when new pages anywhere mention your name, your company or a word.
- You follow news or a topic, not one page.
- Email is all you need, and it should stay free whatever you follow.
- The page is behind a sign-in. Neither reads those.
Questions
- Can Google Alerts tell me when a page changes?
- Not reliably. It emails you new Google Search results for your words, so it hears of a change only once Google finds it again, and a new price on a page Google already has may not count as a new result. Gairė reads the page itself and tells you what changed on it.
- Is Gairė free?
- Yes: 10 pages, checked every hour by day, with 10 texts and 300 emails a month, and no card.
- How often does Gairė check?
- Every hour by day and every 2 hours at night (00:00 to 06:00 Vilnius time) on the free plan. Every 15 minutes on every page with Plus, day and night.
- Does Gairė find new mentions of my name?
- No. Gairė watches the pages you add, not the whole web. For mentions, Google Alerts is the better tool, and both can run side by side.
- Does Gairė text me?
- Texts and WhatsApp alerts go to numbers in Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Poland and Portugal, included on every plan; email, Telegram, Slack and Discord work anywhere.